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title: Whereas a child reports fear of drowning, ascertain the measure most… — Scary films, games, hospitals and what… · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a child reports fear of drowning, ascertain the measure most consistent with the matters taught for increasing safety. Exam question 4 of lesson 71 «Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Exam question 4 · Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps

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Whereas a child reports fear of drowning, ascertain the measure most consistent with the matters taught for increasing safety.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** child, you, matters · **What happens:** report, ascertain, teach, increase, fear · **To what, where:** fear, measure, safety, drowning

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 71 «Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:e4:1
# text = Whereas a child reports fear of drowning, ascertain the measure most consistent with the matters taught for increasing safety.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	drowning	drowning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	13	advmod	_	_
13	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
14	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
18	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	increasing	increase	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
20	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present | a child | fear of drowning |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
| 2 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the measure |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent measure=Topic |
| 3 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | the matters |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **increase** | gerund | the matters *not said here* | safety |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer safety=Patient |
| 5 | **fear** |  |  | drowning |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Swimming exclusively during the hours of darkness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:e4:o1:1
# text = Swimming exclusively during the hours of darkness
1	Swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	during	during	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund |  |  |  |  | hour | exclusively *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Permanent avoidance of all bodies of water, including the sea, rivers and pools

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:e4:o2:1
# text = Permanent avoidance of all bodies of water, including the sea, rivers and pools
1	Permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	avoidance	avoidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	including	including	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	pools	pool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** |  |  | all bodies of water |  |  |  |  | nom avoidance «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Swimming unaccompanied in deep water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:e4:o3:1
# text = Swimming unaccompanied in deep water
1	Swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	unaccompanied	unaccompanied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund |  |  |  | deep water |  | unaccompanied *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Instruction in swimming under the supervision of lifeguards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps:e4:o4:1
# text = Instruction in swimming under the supervision of lifeguards
1	Instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	supervision	supervision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lifeguards	lifeguard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund | Instruction *not said here* |  |  | the supervision of lifeguards |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under supervision=Trajectory |
| 2 | **supervise** |  |  | lifeguards |  |  |  |  | nom supervision «act transitive»: of=patient |

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